Chad Billingsley made his first appearance since September 29th, and considering the long layoff, I thought he pitched well (3.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 Hits, 3 K, 2 BB). He didn't run into trouble until his last inning of work, Feliz's triple would have been caught at Dodger Stadium, and he threw somewhere between 5-10 pitches that made the Phillies hitters look foolish. Shane Victorino's bat in the stands would attest to that. I'm already on record as saying I would have started him, and my opinion hasn't changed. I wonder, has Torre's?

I would have left Billingsley in to pitch, probably until the end of the game. At least through the end of the 6th inning, and probably the 7th inning. Saving the bullpen was clearly a priority tonight.